macho

ma-cho · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Showing aggressive pride in one's masculinity; ostentatiously manly.

  2. 2.

    (as noun) A man who displays exaggerated masculinity.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    macho man — A man who behaves in an aggressively masculine way.

Related words

Antonyms: effeminate, feminine
See also: machismo, manly, masculine
Synonyms: manly, masculine, virile

Etymology

From Spanish macho ("male, masculine"), from Latin masculus ("male").